Ralph James (coach)
{{Short description|American football and basketball coach (1902–1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ralph James
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|11|3}}
| birth_place = North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|4|13|1902|11|3}}
| death_place = Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1925–1927
| player_team2 = Wake Forest
| player_sport3 = Basketball
| player_years4 = ?–1928
| player_team4 = Wake Forest
| player_sport5 = Baseball
| player_years6 = ?–1929
| player_team6 = Wake Forest
| player_positions = Quarterback (football)
Forward (basketball)
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1929–1931
| coach_team2 = Blue Ridge School (NC)
| coach_years3 = 1932–1935
| coach_team3 = Weaver/Brevard
| coach_years4 = 1936–1938
| coach_team4 = Western Carolina
| coach_years5 = 1941–1944
| coach_team5 = Lee H. Edwards HS (NC)
| coach_years6 = 1945–1949
| coach_team6 = High Point
| coach_sport7 = Basketball
| coach_years8 = 1929–1932
| coach_team8 = Blue Ridge School (NC)
| coach_years9 = 1936–1938
| coach_team9 = Western Carolina
| coach_years10 = 1945–1950
| coach_team10 = High Point
| overall_record = 25–38–9 (college football)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = Football
1 North State (1945)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
Ralph Emerson James Sr. (November 3, 1902 – April 13, 1981) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina (1932–1935),{{cite web|url=http://nchistoryroom.blogspot.com/2015/10/|title=James Was First Coach At Brevard College|publisher=nchistoryroom.blogspot.com|access-date=November 27, 2019}} Western Carolina University (1936–1938), and High Point University (1945–1949).{{cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/high-point-enterprise-oct-13-1945-p-5/|newspaper=High Point Enterprise|date=October 13, 1945|title=Ralph James Makes Debut With Strong Grid Eleven|first=Bill|last=Williams|publisher=Newspaper Archive|access-date=November 13, 2019}}
James attended Wake Forest College—now known as Wake Forest University—where he played college football as a quarterback, college basketball as a forward, and college baseball. He died on April 13, 1981, in Asheville, North Carolina.{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Jim |title=Ralph James |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58179263/asheville-citizen-times/ |newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times |location=Asheville, North Carolina |date=April 15, 1981 |page=26 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Head coaching record
=College football=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Western Carolina Catamounts
| conf = North State Conference
| startyear = 1936
| endyear = 1938
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1936
| name = Western Carolina
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1937
| name = Western Carolina
| overall = 1–6–2
| conference = 0–3
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1938
| name = Western Carolina
| overall = 0–7–1
| conference = 0–3
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Western Carolina
| overall = 3–20–3
| confrecord = 1–8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = High Point Panthers
| conf = North State Conference
| startyear = 1945
| endyear = 1949
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1945
| name = High Point
| overall = 5–0–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1946
| name = High Point
| overall = 7–2–1
| conference = 3–2–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1947
| name = High Point
| overall = 5–4–2
| conference = 3–3–1
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1948
| name = High Point
| overall = 5–3–2
| conference = 4–3–1
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1949
| name = High Point
| overall = 0–9
| conference = 0–6
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = High Point
| overall = 22–18–6
| confrecord = 15–14–3
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 25–38–9
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|51486145}}
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Category:American football quarterbacks
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Category:College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
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Category:High school football coaches in North Carolina
Category:Baseball players from Asheville, North Carolina
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Category:Players of American football from Asheville, North Carolina